There have been some reports that would indicate healing might generate aggro, at least against some villain groups. However, AFAIK it's never been proven that it does generate aggro.
Having played an empath to 50, healing generates very little aggro in CoH. Only thing you need to watch for is bad guys that don't have a fixated target, such as untaunted critters, or bad guys that have only attacked because they've seen someone. If you move close to them, they can fixate on you instead of the meat shields.
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@Boerewors
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If you move close to them, they can fixate on you instead of the meat shields.
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Aye, either proximity aggro or targeting priorities is what people mistake as healing aggro in most cases. An undamaged, non-taunted mob will go for the nearest unengaged target. Healing causes no aggro but some mobs have different targeting priorities and will, if undamaged/non-taunted, try to target Controllers or Defenders.
I believe the last time the devs spoke on this issue was during I1 or I2, if you want to try and find it yourself (on the US boards, of course).
pah, emp tanks ftw! :P
mine gets aggro no matter where i am so.....IR teh exception to teh masses xD
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pah, emp tanks ftw! :P
mine gets aggro no matter where i am so.....IR teh exception to teh masses xD
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I think that may have more to do with you than anything else... 
Depends how you're healing. When Doctor T. Tree, a dark defender, heals by stealing the lifeforce of her enemies and redistributes it to herself and any allies within a certain distance, she probably aggravates her enemies quite a bit.
Would that count as healing aggro?
Tsoo Sorcerors aggro me when I see them healing something, unless they are confused and healing me.
Witch Hazel- level 41 electricity/electricity/electricity blaster
Doctor T. Tree- level 50 dark/dark/dark defender
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Depends how you're healing. When Doctor T. Tree, a dark defender, heals by stealing the lifeforce of her enemies and redistributes it to herself and any allies within a certain distance, she probably aggravates her enemies quite a bit.
Would that count as healing aggro?
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That's not healing aggro as such, that's aggro from affecting an opponent with a power.
Twilight Grasp and Transfusion both inflict a condition on an opponent as well as heal (if they hit). You get aggro because you hit an opponent with a power, not because you're healing.
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Depends how you're healing. When Doctor T. Tree, a dark defender, heals by stealing the lifeforce of her enemies and redistributes it to herself and any allies within a certain distance, she probably aggravates her enemies quite a bit.
Would that count as healing aggro?
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That's not healing aggro as such, that's aggro from affecting an opponent with a power.
Twilight Grasp and Transfusion both inflict a condition on an opponent as well as heal (if they hit). You get aggro because you hit an opponent with a power, not because you're healing.
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However, although boring, the truth makes more sense.
Witch Hazel- level 41 electricity/electricity/electricity blaster
Doctor T. Tree- level 50 dark/dark/dark defender
I seem to always get hammered by mobs after using Absorb Pain.. But thats cus im just unlucky, i can't really tell if its clearly agro.
@Golden Angel
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Having a played a priest on WoW for over a year I was very familliar with the aggro generation factors governing healing in that game. I have given healing people a nice break (almost 2 months playing CoH now) and started a mind/emp controller. At first I thought YEAH, no healing aggro! But a I progressed I soon realised that this is not the case.
The question is: has anyone documented the factors governing healing aggro in CoH? Can someone please post a link to it if it has? If there isnt, can you guys please post tips on how healing aggro is managed or generated?
I have also posted this in the troller forum, in case other factors play a part in healing aggro.
My troller has both heal other and absorb pain, something for which I am very glad for.
@Boerewors